We are in Africa

We have made it to Kampala Uganda, safely and with all our luggage. Alleluia. We arrived Friday night and stayed at a hotel in Entebbe. The picture is of our room, complete with a mosquito net. It is unsafe to travel between Entebbe and Kampala after dark. The missionaries Jamie, Mark and Ellen picked us up Saturday morning. We made the short trip to Kampala. Kurt and I and the Wilkins are staying with the newlyweds Mark and Jamie Long. Nancy is in the picture on the steps of their house. The have a nice house surrounded by a wall with barbed wire on the top, and a night guard at the gate. So, I feel very safe staying here. Saturday we got busy exchanging money. It is about 1700 shillings to the dollar. So it feels like play money. It is diffucult to fully understand how much you are spending. Dangerous for us, good for them. Saturday afternoon Nancy Jan and I spent time with the women doing a craft and sharing what God has done in our lives. The faith of the women here is amazing. They truely know what it means to rely on God. Many of the women are refugees from other countries. On the other hand, there are also women studying at the university or have graduated. One is an accountant. We enjoyed painting ornaments with them. The children also enjoyed getting their body painted. Then we also spent time with the youth. They are so talented. Some of the boys are rappers that even have their own CDs. And their material is their understanding of the Scripture. I was blown away. Sunday we worshiped with the church. The Ugandans lead all aspects of the service. Peter is the worship leader. They have an amazing praise team. We had a guest speaker today from Tanzania. He is actually the brother of the minister Kurt worked with in Moshi, Tanzania 4 years ago. It is always amazing how God brings together those in the church. Kurt was able to follow up on some of the people he and his group had studied with. This afternoon we taught the American tradition of the Easter egg hunt. It was a hit. First we hid the eggs for the children. Then, the children hid the eggs for their parents. All very much enjoyed it. As Easter tradition is, it has rained all day. So, we had to do everything indoors, but all worked out well. I just feel sorry for the parents that took home their children with an extreme sugar high. Well, we leave for Fort Portal in the morning to go to the camp and evaluate a needed water project for the camp. Hopefully with 3 mechanical engineers on the trip, we can help in some way. Then we will be off for a 2 day safari. I will try to post again when we get back. Please keep us in your prayers. We can feel all the prayers that have already been lifted up.